Black BMW M3 Restored

**awahl63** · 06-17-2007, 10:20 PM

This is an 1995 E36 Cosmos Black M3 that needed some love. I did the interior as well but never got around to taking pictures...Started at around 10:00 and barely finished before 9:00 at night. I`m beat. This car is also for sale if anyone is interested, low miles (I believe 45K) and asking 12.9K.

Process:

Wash with Foam Gun + Shmitt

Clay with Claymagic (I found an unopened bar that I had forgot about)

SSR 2.5 via LC Orange on Rotary at 1700 RPM

SSR 1 via LC White on Rotary at 1700 RPM

DP Maxwax

Too bad I couldn`t get any sun pictures

Before:

Swirls -

Headlights -

During -

Headlights -

Polished on the left, untouched on the right.

Swirls -

Finished:

Cheers!

**davekt** · 06-18-2007, 05:42 AM

Nice job a real credit to you.

Well done.

Dave

**W.S.** · 06-18-2007, 06:17 AM

I know what you mean about being beat. I spent 14 hours doing my 528i with a P/C and it still is not perfect.

Wade

**audicoupej** · 06-18-2007, 06:45 AM

Good work! That thing took forever.

It cleaned up nicely though. Major color change in the paint too! :up

**CHAOS** · 06-18-2007, 07:37 AM

the paint definitely looks alot better in its intended color

nice work man

**yoojeankim** · 06-18-2007, 01:47 PM

omfg... great job . especially on the headlights

**AuAltima3.5** · 06-18-2007, 04:27 PM

What`s with the gap by the hood on the d/s?

**JustinL** · 06-18-2007, 06:47 PM

Really awesome car. The whole thing looks great!

**gmblack3** · 06-18-2007, 06:59 PM

Very nice work!

**Quickstrike** · 06-18-2007, 09:35 PM

Looks great!

Do you know if the car has been winter driven? Any rust on the body?

I am looking at selling my 328is and getting an m3. I was thinking more along the lines of a 98-99 model, located in California or somewhere else where they don`t salt the roads.

**Scottwax** · 06-18-2007, 11:48 PM

Big improvement! :up

**supra94red** · 06-19-2007, 01:33 PM

That`s my car! Andrew thanks again. The mileage is actually 65k miles and no the car was not driven in the winter, nor would I recommend anyone to drive it in the winter. It might be ok with snow tires.